The teams split the first two sets, with Dartmouth taking the
first 25-17 and Yale taking the second 28-26. The Big Green won the
third 25-22, but Yale responded with a 25-13 win to tie the match
at two. The Bulldogs won the fifth set 15-12.

"It was great to win on the road," Yale head coach Erin Appleman
said. "Especially against a good team like Dartmouth."

Up 11-10, the Bulldogs turned to Hearst to help pull away.
Hearst, who added one block solo and three block assists, slammed
her final kill of the match and a Big Green error followed on the
next point to give Yale a 13-10 edge.

"Bridget played great tonight," Appleman said. "She gave us
a much needed lift with her hitting and her
blocking."

Dartmouth followed with consecutive kills, but followed with an
error on the next point. Reetz, who recorded her fourth
straight double-double, ended the match with a kill.

Hearst was one of the many standout performances tonight for
Yale, which won its second five-set conference match of the
season. Kendall Polan just missed a triple-double with 39
assists, 21 digs and nine kills, while Kerry Clavadetscher
added a double-double with 14 assists and 11
digs.

Down 2-1 in sets, the Bulldogs stormed back to defeat the Big
Green in the fourth. Up 6-5 in the set, Yale scored 14 of the
next 17 points to force a fifth and deciding period.

After dropping the first set, the Bulldogs battled to overtake
the Big Green in a decision that surpassed 25 points. Tied at
26, Yale tallied the final two points thanks to a Dartmouth attack
error and a Hearst kill.